Climate averages 1991–2020
Bloemfontein weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Bloemfontein: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Botshabelo (52 km away). In September its highs average 24.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Bloemfontein, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Bloemfontein ranks joint 49th of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 24th of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Bloemfontein is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 43 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bloemfontein climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 82 | 12.5 | 13.814 h |
| February | 29.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 73 | 11.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.9°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 72 | 10.1 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 47 | 7.3 | 11.411 h |
| May | 19.7°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.711 h |
| June | 16.5°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| July | 16.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 8.0 | 1.3 | 10.510 h |
| August | 19.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 15 | 2.2 | 11.111 h |
| September, selected | 24.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 16 | 2.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 27.0°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 43 | 6.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 28.2°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 66 | 8.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 76 | 10.3 | 14.014 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Botshabelo in SeptemberSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 7.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Thaba Nchu in SeptemberSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 7.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Maseru in SeptemberLesotho · 125 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Virginia in SeptemberSouth Africa · 130 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Welkom in SeptemberSouth Africa · 137 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in SeptemberSouth Africa · 146 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Kimberley in SeptemberSouth Africa · 148 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 9.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Kutloanong in SeptemberSouth Africa · 152 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 14 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bloemfontein) is explained once on the Bloemfontein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.